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Ukraine loses 20% of its farmland to war
We all understand that we have lost 20.5% of all agricultural land during the war. Naturally, this is a significant loss in ...
USDA estimates the conflict areas of Ukraine account for 46% of overall crop production. About 6.84 million hectares of winter grains were planted in that area verses 10.3 million in 2021.
Ukraine is considered the breadbasket of Europe. But the war is severely affecting agriculture: Farmers are having to fight, fertilizer is in short supply and some fields are coming under fire.
As a result of the Russian invasion, Ukraine's agricultural minister Roman Leshchenko said he expects his country's spring crop area may be halved this year to only 7 million hectares. “Today ...
Ukraine, a global grain producer and exporter, traditionally grows winter crops whose yields are highly dependent on incoming moisture in autumn and winter. "The total amount of precipitation for ...